Definition of pillowslip in English:
pillowslip
nounˈpɪləʊslɪpˈpɪloʊˌslɪp
A pillowcase.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's amazing to think they've been in my attic all this time in an old pillowslip.
- There was a pack of them gathered around the Sale table, squawking over pillowslips and linen tablecloths like magpies over a sandwich crust.
- But like so many other photographically illustrated quilt tops and pillowslips made around the turn of the twentieth century by anonymous, untraceable amateurs, we can never know the whole story.
- The material will be used to make sheets and pillowslips.
- I wonder how many people are conned like this in this hotel, I wonder indeed if the pillowslips she showed were the ones from my room or just a prop to make some money.
Definition of pillowslip in US English:
pillowslip
nounˈpɪloʊˌslɪpˈpilōˌslip
A pillowcase.
Example sentencesExamples
- But like so many other photographically illustrated quilt tops and pillowslips made around the turn of the twentieth century by anonymous, untraceable amateurs, we can never know the whole story.
- The material will be used to make sheets and pillowslips.
- It's amazing to think they've been in my attic all this time in an old pillowslip.
- There was a pack of them gathered around the Sale table, squawking over pillowslips and linen tablecloths like magpies over a sandwich crust.
- I wonder how many people are conned like this in this hotel, I wonder indeed if the pillowslips she showed were the ones from my room or just a prop to make some money.